Oral and faecal microbiota in volunteers with hypertension in a double blind, randomised placebo controlled trial with probiotics and fermented bilberries
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Summary, in English
Two probiotic products containing either live Lactobacillus plantarum strain DSM 15313 or bilberries fermented by the same bacterial strain were tested for their antihypertensive potentials and their impact on the oral and the faecal microbiota in hypertensive adults. The results showed that consumption of the tested products for three months did not reduce the blood pressure in adults with hypertension. Neither the diversity nor the composition of the oral and faecal microbiota was significantly affected by the tested probiotic products. Moreover, the oral and the faecal microbiota remained generally stable over the intervention period of 3 months. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Department/s
- Division of Food and Pharma
- Surgery
- Department of Food Technology, Engineering and Nutrition
- EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
Publishing year
2015
Language
English
Pages
275-288
Publication/Series
Journal of Functional Foods
Volume
18
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Nutrition and Dietetics
Keywords
- Microbiota
- Blood pressure
- Lactobacillus plantarurn DSM 15313
- Bilberry
Status
Published
Research group
- Surgery
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1756-4646